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Dr J Thomas takes over as Indian rubber production commissioner

Added: 4 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Kottayam, India -- Dr J Thomas has been appointed rubber production commissio…

Rosava reports 15.5% increase in sales

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Kiev, Ukraine - Ukrainian tyre maker Rosava has said tyre sales in the first …

Carbon black has a proven effect on the heart, say scientists

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Munich, Germany - Selected artificial nanoparticles, including carbon black, …

RMA revises US 2011 tyre shipments forecast upward

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Washington DC -- The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) is revis…

Qilu uses clean oils in oil-extended SBR

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Qilu, China -- Qilu Petrochemical has partially converted to the use of low-PA…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 August 2011)

Added: 3 Aug 2011

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper-Standard's Otremba: Tougher fuel economy rules can help make supplier product development more efficient

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (CDB)

Detroit, Michigan -- New fuel economy standards set by the Obama administrati…

Q2 sales up 16% at Kraton

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Houston, Texas - Kraton Performance Polymers said sales revenue in the second…

Lanxess highlights role of rubber technicians

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Professor Claus Wrana, head of Polymer Testing at Lanxe…

NR prices unlikely to fall below $4.50 - IRCo

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- IRCo (The international Rubber Consortium) now says NR prices are u…

Net sales up by yen 9.4 billion at Japan's Ube

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Tokyo, Japan - Sales at Ube Industries were yen 149.4 billion (euro 1353 mill…

Net income up 125% for Japan's Itochu Corp

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Tokyo, Japan - Itochu Corp. has said net income for the first quarter of fisc…

Income and assets decrease in Q2 at Gladstone

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Mclean, Virginia - Gladstone Investment Corp. has reported a 16.8 percent dec…

Goodyear declares dividend on 5.875% preferred stock

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has declared a quarterly dividend of…

EnviroKats turns tyres to cat litter

Added: 3 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

London - US company EnviroKats has come up with a novel way of recycling tyre…

Ukrainian security services capture Rosava tyre plant

Added: 2 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Kiev, Ukraine - Ukrainian tyre maker Rosava's plant has been “captured” b…

YHI withdraws from Yokohama joint ventures

Added: 2 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Singapore -- YHI International Limited is selling the shares it holds in two j…

Aeolus Tyre increases sales, profits in first half

Added: 2 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Henan Province, China -- In its six-month review, Aeolus Tyre said sales in th…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 August 2011)

Added: 2 Aug 2011

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

William Conaty elected to Goodyear board

Added: 2 Aug 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Akron, Ohio -- William Conaty, retired senior vice president of human resourc…